Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1419: Another Look at The Plague
Posted on · Episode: 1419 Another way of looking at the 14th century Plague. Today, population reduction by disaster.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1229: Double-Entry Bookkeeping
Posted on · Episode: 1229 The invention of double entry bookkeeping Today, we learn to keep track of our money.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1205: Henry Chapman Mercer
Posted on · Episode: 1205 Henry Chapman Mercer: An aristocrat redirects anthropology Today, a shy aristocrat redirects anthropology.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1195: Dhouda
Posted on · Episode: 1195 Dhuoda writes to her son in Ninth Century France Today, a remarkable woman opens a window on another age.
Houston Matters
What’s Funny and What’s Not? New Play Tackles that Question
Posted on · Houstonâs Alley Theatre is currently featuring the world premiere of a play called âFoolâ from playwright Theresa Rebeck, where two kings decide to engage in a friendly wager: Which of their respective court jesters is funnier? The two jesters go head-to-head in a sort-of Medieval version of Last Comic Standing â with the winner getting to […]